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  Gravity Falls as a Transgenerational Cultural Forum

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  Molly Sharp The Ohio State University

  October 10, 2012

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  Dipper thinks his culture wants him to be. Originally enamored with Rumble, Dipper slowly comes to learn ... children nor adults. Children learn sex and gender categories very early, and negotiating their meanings, ...
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  Pervasive Playing Epcot with Kim Possible

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  Bobby Schweizer Texas Tech University

  January 16, 2019

  January of 2009, Walt Disney World began running an interactive treasure hunt game at Epcot. Based on the ... lethargic turquoise pet platypus Perry. The game, which continues to run today can now be played the ...
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  Chihiro Grows Up: Defying the Infantilization of the Disney Princess

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  Ryan Banfi New York University

  October 06, 2020

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  overcome by Stockholm Syndrome. This is a win for Beast, but a loss for young girls who “learn” from ... Although Studio Ghibli presents progressive portrayals of young women learning to navigate the world, ...
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  Disability and Diversity in Disney Animation

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  Jessica Gibson University of York

  September 09, 2021

  must be recognized as having profound protection to affect how we think, learn and live” (2017, p. 121) ... a predominately younger audience, this is a way for children to learn about disability and for adults/parents to ...
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  High School for Superheroes and Sidekicks

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  Eleanor Huntington University of Southern California

  December 15, 2014

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  devolves into a moralistic tale in which the protagonist, who has become a hero, learns the importance of ...
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  No Questions Asked

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  J.D. Connor USC School of Cinematic Arts

  October 21, 2020

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  advantages of remote learning. The next day The Mandalorian picks up 15 Emmy nominations, including VFX, ... series which runs a hefty 228 minutes. [7] But even that scale only hints at the enormous quantity of ...
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  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 06, 2008

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  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement world building transmedia toys marketing Good Morning America gender Disney children Curator's Note When I caught this segment on Good Morning America last sp ...
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  An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor

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  Sky LaRell Anderson Occidental College

  December 02, 2019

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  An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor Disney live-action remake interview Curator's Note If you haven’t seen Brigham Taylor’s work, you are at least aware of it: he helped bring about Disney’s newfound emphasis on re-telling ...